ESA - ExoMars - Archive

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The mission

The ExoMars programme comprises two missions: the first – the Trace Gas Orbiter – launched in 2016 while the second, carrying the Rosalind Franklin rover, will target launch in 2028. Together they will address the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.

1st European rover
2 m rover drill depth
70m/sol driving on Mars

ExoMars

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS’s path with data from Mars

14/11/2025 147631 views 213 likes

Mars Express sees a dust devil dancing across Mars

Science & Exploration

Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars

08/10/2025 8633 views 59 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF

Science & Exploration

ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe comet 3I/ATLAS

07/10/2025 618304 views 826 likes

Deployment of largest Mars parachute on Earth

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment

21/07/2025 8236 views 78 likes

Artist view: ExoMars lander

Science & Exploration

ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will have a European landin…

30/03/2025 7259 views 62 likes

Why is Mars red?

Science & Exploration

Have we been wrong about why Mars is red?

25/02/2025 21438 views 125 likes

Newfound frost atop Olympus Mons

Science & Exploration

Frosty volcanoes discovered in Mars’s tropics

10/06/2024 34146 views 56 likes

Daniel Neuenschwander and Nicola Fox sign agreement on ExoMars

Science & Exploration

ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

16/05/2024 1744 views 8 likes

Oxia Planum map flyover

Science & Exploration

Best geological map for a European rover on Mars

26/03/2024 4627 views 24 likes

Mars during the 2023 solar conjunction

Enabling & Support

Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun

17/11/2023 7203 views 125 likes

Green glow in the martian night

Science & Exploration

A green glow in the martian night

10/11/2023 11231 views 105 likes

Science & Exploration

Giant solar eruption felt on Earth, Moon and Mars

02/08/2023 53394 views 253 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter analyses the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

Unusual carbon balance at Mars explained by sunlight, finds…

31/05/2023 7654 views 16 likes

Deep drilling for Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover testing moves ahead and deep down

14/03/2023 5249 views 90 likes

Terrae Novae destinations: Mars

Science & Exploration

Europe’s Mars exploration

13/03/2023 12532 views 65 likes

Carrier module approaches Mars

Science & Exploration

FAQ: The ‘rebirth’ of ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin missi…

13/03/2023 10747 views 45 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Rover ready – next steps for ExoMars

28/03/2022 12556 views 203 likes

Amalia drives off

Science & Exploration

Steady driving towards ExoMars launch

18/01/2022 10128 views 72 likes

Valles Marineris

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon

15/12/2021 93912 views 220 likes

Science & Exploration

Double drop test success for ExoMars parachutes

14/12/2021 7007 views 41 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Smart focus on Mars

04/11/2021 3679 views 70 likes

Drilling on Mars-like terrain

Science & Exploration

First deep drilling success for ExoMars

15/09/2021 10847 views 78 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Science in motion for ExoMars twin rover

02/08/2021 4114 views 63 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter continues hunt for key signs of life on Mars

20/07/2021 6412 views 97 likes

Science & Exploration

First high-altitude drop test success for ExoMars parachute

02/07/2021 9315 views 66 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in ‘Mars Terr…

04/06/2021 7816 views 82 likes

ExoMars parachute after extraction

Science & Exploration

New ExoMars parachute ready for high altitude drop

21/05/2021 5812 views 40 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars goes for a spin

05/03/2021 8857 views 63 likes

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance landing site

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance at landing site

25/02/2021 40645 views 197 likes

Jezero Crater delta

Science & Exploration

Explore the Jezero neighbourhood

17/02/2021 18743 views 126 likes

True-colour image of Mars seen by OSIRIS

Enabling & Support

ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing

11/02/2021 27621 views 294 likes

ExoMars observing water in the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers new gas and traces water loss on Mars

10/02/2021 13733 views 94 likes

Rover control room

Science & Exploration

Rehearsing rover operations after landing

24/11/2020 1231 views 8 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute testing moves forward

18/11/2020 9036 views 73 likes

ExoMars rover in Cannes

Science & Exploration

Exomars modules reunited

04/11/2020 2049 views 25 likes

From Earth to Mars

Science & Exploration

The way forward to Mars

01/10/2020 15831 views 94 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars captures spring in martian craters

04/08/2020 10024 views 181 likes

A Sherlock Holmes for Mars

Science & Exploration

A European dream team for Mars

30/07/2020 7000 views 66 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars finds new gas signatures in the martian atmosphere

27/07/2020 11816 views 109 likes

Rosalind Franklin

Science & Exploration

From Earth to Mars: Rosalind Franklin’s centenary of scienc…

23/07/2020 8999 views 97 likes

Artist's impression of the ExoMars Trace Gas orbiter spotting daylight green oxygen at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet

15/06/2020 18321 views 119 likes

ExoMars rover leaves Toulouse

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests

15/05/2020 7818 views 79 likes

Mars landscape

Science & Exploration

Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth

03/04/2020 9297 views 91 likes

ExoMars timeline

Science & Exploration

ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022

12/03/2020 7734 views 36 likes

ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

Heads of ESA and Roscosmos discuss future of ExoMars

11/03/2020 4617 views 49 likes

Parachute bag

Science & Exploration

Promising progress for ExoMars parachutes

19/12/2019 9047 views 47 likes

Mars Express

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Mars orbiters did not see latest Curiosity methane bu…

13/11/2019 8027 views 62 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute progress

15/10/2019 10349 views 104 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover ready for environment testing

27/08/2019 6070 views 60 likes

PanCam mast fitted to ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

All instruments onboard Rosalind Franklin rover

20/08/2019 17015 views 109 likes

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